Man’s truck stolen at gunpoint on Birch Drive

Detectives are searching for the man who stole a Ford pickup truck at gunpoint Thursday evening.

Around 6 p.m. Thursday, Lafayette police responded to the 300 block of Birch Drive regarding an armed robbery. The victim reported that the suspect approached him in the parking lot and asked for a cigarette. The suspect then produced a handgun and demanded the keys to the victim’s vehicle.

The suspect fled the scene in the victim’s white 2003 Ford F150 2-door extended cab pickup with Louisiana license plate B773696. The suspect is described as a short and stocky black male wearing a light blue jacket with a hood.

The victim, a 57-year-old male, was not injured during the incident.

Detectives are encouraging anyone with information about the robbery or the identity of the suspect to call Lafayette Police or Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.

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